Charge Dropped In Case of Missouri Governor, But Prosecutors Plan To Refile

Charge Dropped In Case of Missouri Governor, But Prosecutors Plan To Refile

Getty Images

Johnnie Parks
|
15 May, 2018, 23:21

Lawmakers have scheduled a special session to begin Friday that could lead to Greitens' impeachment. No trial date has been set for that case.

Greitens has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has refused to resign.

"Today, the prosecutor dropped the false charges against me", he said.

"This was a great victory and a long time coming". This experience has been humbling. The move came after the judge allowed Greitens attorneys to call Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner as a witness.

The statement from prosecutors called the tactic part of "a scorched-earth legal and media strategy" that included attacks on "the intentions, character and integrity of every person involved in investigating the Governor's behavior including Missouri House Committee members, the Attorney General, the Circuit Attorney and her team, his victim, her family and those who have called for his resignation", Ryan's statement said.

Without a photo the charge could be hard to prove, and Anders Walker, a law professor at St. Louis University, told the New York Times that he doubts prosecutors would bring a similar charge.

But in a statement Monday, Gardner said Greitens "has produced no compelling reason to include the Circuit Attorney as a witness for any goal".

"When the court and the defense team put the state in the impossible position of choosing between her professional obligations and the pursuit of justice, the Circuit Attorney will always choose the pursuit of justice", Gardner's office said.

Ryan said that a request for a special prosecutor could be filed in conjunction with future charges. The Circuit Attorney will be make a decision to either pursue a special prosecutor or make an appointment of one of her assistants to proceed.

Agents of SHIELD Season 6 Waits For Summer 2019
Still, don't think the show has been that great this season and wish the group was more involved with the MCU movies. Regardless, fans can breathe a sigh of relief that the series will indeed return, if in a more abbreviated form.

The first-term Republican governor was charged with felony invasion of privacy for allegedly taking and transmitting a photo of an at least partially nude woman without her permission in 2015. As long as Greitens maintains his innocence on these charges, he likely won't be driven from office, but another trial later this year isn't going to do much for his political career either. Greitens has declined to directly answer questions about whether he took the photo.

A forensic examiner found no evidence that any picture taken on March 21, 2015, was deleted, the motion said.

The AP paraphrased his lawyers as saying, "the case was crumbling under a lack of evidence" and that they "doubted any charge would ever be refiled".

The ruling didn't mean that prosecutors had to drop the charge, but other issues threatened to undermine their case: some of their expert witnesses were disqualified, the woman in the case has been reluctant to go public, and they've failed to find any evidence of the photo in Greitens's phone or iCloud.

Defense lawyers wanted to call Gardner because for weeks they have accused her of misconduct.

Om May 2, the same committee released a report on Greitens' alleged misuse of the charity donor list. He said in a sworn statement that he didn't take notes during his interviews, but was caught on video taking notes.

The woman, who has been identified only as K.S.in court filings, has testified that Greitens bound her hands to exercise equipment in the basement of his St. Louis home, blindfolded her and removed her clothes before she saw a flash and heard what sounded like the click of a cellphone camera.

The House investigatory panel, which already has released scathing reports about Greitens' affair and his political use of a charity donor list, chose to call a Greitens policy aide as a witness and to issue subpoenas related to a potential attempt to funnel money from secret donors to Greitens' 2016 gubernatorial campaign. It released a report in April containing more testimony from the woman that Greitens had restrained, slapped, shoved, threatened and belittled her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid.

In Jefferson City, legislative leaders said they would continue their investigation of the governor.

Recommended

Kia did not say how much range the Sportage will have with the engine switched off when using the system. South Korean automaker Kia Motors will introduce its first 48V diesel hybrid powertrain later this year.

Scientists have investigated these kinds of NMT inhibitors before, but they've never previously struck upon this level of potency. The new treatment developed at London's Imperial College blocks the protein, cutting off the infection at an early stage.

The ratio is negative due to HD positioning: 51 sold and 662 reduced. 501 rose positions while 164 funds bought positions. Denali Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in The Home Depot during the fourth quarter worth about $133,000. (NYSE:HD).

It may be Abadi, Reuters reports, who has signaled a willingness to work with Sadr to form a working government. Sadr made a witty suggestion on Twitter as to who might be included in a future ruling coalition.

Newcastle United ended Chelsea's UEFA Champions League hopes with a crushing 3-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday. Newcastle , safe from relegation for at least a month, were the team who dominated with intensity and goal .

The social network will be conducting a "thorough investigation" to check whether these apps have misused user data or not. The question over how many clicks or swipes it takes for users to change their privacy settings was also dodged.

None of the plane's 119 passengers were injured and the aircraft safely landed at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport in southern China. An initial statement from Sichuan Airlines stated that the incident had been caused by a failure of the flight control unit.

Kalanick resigned later that month. "This is the beginning of a longer process needed to meaningfully improve safety". Even worse for consumers is that in the world of arbitration, there is no possibility of class-action claims.

We don't know whether Retro has been working on Star Fox Grand Prix for the majority of the past four years or not. Fans always make up Nintendo rumours at this time of the year, so we wouldn't take any of this at face value.

Police in Oklahoma looking for 7-year-old girl
Officials said Ahmad tied up her three daughters - ages 7, 9, and 11 - sometime between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Monday night. She is believed to have taken her seven-year-old daughter, Hafsa Hailey Ahmad, and authorities are anxious for her safety.

Scientists Spot Universe's Fastest-Growing Black Hole
If this bright black hole would have been in our galaxy, astronomers say that it would outshine all the stars in the sky. A "supermassive" black hole swallowing up the mass of our sun every two days has been found by Australian astronomers.

Superman actress Margot Kidder aka Lois Lane dies at 69
She continued to act in her later years but her popularity waned after she suffered a highly publicized mental breakdown in 1996. She is survived by her daughter Maggie, the daughter she had with her first husband, American novelist Thomas McGuane.

YouTube Is Testing New Incognito Mode for Android
The YouTube TV app has been reportedly added with a new feature that allows you to instruct your choice of shows. It's a toggleable option in the settings page, and will present itself as a floating button on-screen.

Weather Forecast For The San Francisco Bay Area
The trades are forecast to weaken from today into mid-week, then become breezy once again from Thursday into this weekend. The risk for showers or thunderstorms will return to the forecast later this week with warm and humid conditions.

'Bohemian Rhapsody' gets a teaser trailer
What did you think of this trailer, will you be checking out this film? Bohemian Rhapsody is released on November 2, 2018. It's nearly as if this feels teaser makes Bohemian Rhapsody feel more like a cheap, made-for-TV movie than anything else.

American Airlines updates support animal policy
American Airlines joins its competitors in clamping down on passengers travelling with emotional support animals. If a hedgehog, snake, or goat is your support animal, American Airlines is not the carrier for you.

Second British rugby player dies in Sri Lanka
The club issued a statement which said: "The Howard and Baty families have requested that their right to privacy is respected". A British rugby player has died in Sri Lanka after returning from a night out - with a team-mate left in critical condition.

Driver: Tesla's Autopilot engaged during Utah crash
Police in Utah are looking into a collision involving a Tesla electric auto that hit a fire department vehicle over the weekend. Two people died in that incident, although the NTSB does not believe that Tesla's semi-autonomous system was to blame.